Some secrets live inside you like a second heartbeat. Donald Anderson spent years hiding the truth. The blue sundress at eleven. The lipstick he borrowed. The woman he kept locked away. Linda was always there, waiting beneath the surface, whispering in moments of silence.
When he finally steps into Target to buy women's shoes, hands trembling, heart racing, everything begins to shift. The fabric against his skin. The click of heels on pavement. The terrifying freedom of being seen.
Then Dennis walks into his life and offers something Donald never thought possible: acceptance. Love. A mirror that reflects all of him.
But coming out means losing everything he's built. His family's approval. His career. The safety of invisibility. As Donald navigates Sunday dinners, workplace discrimination, and the aching choice between love and home, he discovers the hardest truth of all.
You don't have to choose between who you are and who you're supposed to be. Sometimes the bravest thing is refusing to pick just one.
A deeply personal story of identity, courage, and radical self-acceptance.